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Genesis 8:1

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

And God remembered Noah, and every living creature, and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. So God sent a wind across the earth, and the floodwaters began to go down.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God remembered Noah and all the animals in the ark, so He sent wind to make the floodwaters start going down.

📚 Historical Context

In the biblical narrative, God had sent a great flood to judge the widespread wickedness and violence that had corrupted humanity, sparing only Noah, a righteous man, and his family along with pairs of animals in the ark. This event followed God's instructions to Noah to build the ark as a means of salvation from the impending judgment. Now, in Genesis 8:1, after the floodwaters had covered the earth for a period, God remembers Noah and initiates the process of receding the waters to restore the world.

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